the Great Barn

One hundred Christmas trees to light up Great Barn for Buckland Abbey’s ‘River of Light’

On Saturday 4 December, the medieval Great Barn at Buckland Abbey, near Plymouth opens its doors for Christmas 2021 with over a hundred twinkly trees and watery light illuminations. The ‘River of Light’ illuminations in the Great Barn have been inspired by the Cistercian monks who founded Buckland Abbey nearly 800 years ago and first arrived at their home by navigating their way along the...